Vamana Purana — Chanda & Munda Discover Katyayani, Shloka 25
Chanda and Munda Discover Katyayani; Mahishasura’s Proposal and the Vishnu-Panjara Protection
दुन्दुभिरुवाच एवं समाज्ञापयते सुरारिस्त्वां देवि दैत्यो महिषासुरस्तु यथामरा हीनबलाः पृथिव्यां भ्रमान्ति युद्धे विजिता मया ते
dundubhiruvāca evaṃ samājñāpayate surāristvāṃ devi daityo mahiṣāsurastu yathāmarā hīnabalāḥ pṛthivyāṃ bhramānti yuddhe vijitā mayā te
Dundubhi berkata: “Demikianlah musuh para dewa (aku) memerintahkanmu, wahai Dewi—aku, Daitya Mahīṣāsura. Sebagaimana para dewa yang telah lemah kekuatannya mengembara di bumi, demikianlah mereka telah kutewaskan dalam peperangan.”
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FAQs
Power without humility becomes adharmic arrogance. The boast that Devas ‘wander on earth’ signals inversion of cosmic order; Purāṇic ethics treats such disorder as self-condemning and a trigger for divine restoration.
It is again Vamśānucarita/carita: a conflict episode describing the fortunes of Devas and Asuras and setting up the divine intervention typical of Purāṇic history-cycles.
Mahīṣāsura imagery commonly represents tamas and brute force claiming sovereignty. The displacement of Devas to earthly wandering symbolizes the eclipse of sattvic governance; Devī’s impending response restores ṛta (cosmic order).